The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities
Plaintiff: THE AUTHORS GUILD, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, ELIZABETH KADETSKY, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, VALARIE ORLANDO, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, BENJAMIN HOLTZMAN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, NICOLE JENKINS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, KATALIN BALOG, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated and LEE JASPERSE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated
Defendant: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, WILLIAM ENGLISH, in his official capacity as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE, AMY GLEASON, in her official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States DOGE Service, NATE CAVANAUGH, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service for the General Services Administration and JUSTIN FOX, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service for the General Services Administration
Interested Party: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION and MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Case Number: 26-1832
Filed: July 8, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 9, 2026 Filing 23 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, , at docket entry , on behalf of , FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/09/2026 11:11 AM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 22 SO-ORDERED NON-DISPOSITIVE STIPULATION, to file a deferred appendix, FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:36 AM]
August 12, 2026 Filing 21 ATTORNEY, Jamie Crooks, for Appellee Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Katalin Balog, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, The Authors Guild, Valarie Orlando, William Goldstein, ADDED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 08/12/2026 04:12 PM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 20 NEW CASE MANAGER, Dennisse Pizarro-Lebron, ASSIGNED. [26-1829, 26-1832] [Entered: 08/05/2026 10:35 AM]
July 29, 2026 Filing 19 NEW CASE MANAGER, James Lunsford, ASSIGNED. [26-1832, 26-1829] [Entered: 07/29/2026 09:45 AM] [Edited: 07/30/2026 09:58 AM]
July 27, 2026 Filing 18 MOTION, to set brief schedule, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/27/2026 by ACMS. [26-1832, 26-1829] [Entered: 07/27/2026 09:47 AM] [Edited: 07/27/2026 11:25 AM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE, to Appellees, Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Katalin Balog, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, The Authors Guild, Valarie Orlando, William Goldstein, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 07/24/2026 05:11 PM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 16 ATTORNEY, Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny, for Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant William English, ADDED. [26-1829, 26-1832] [Entered: 07/24/2026 02:52 PM]
July 23, 2026 Filing 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee American Council of Learned Societies, Appellee American Historical Association, Appellee Modern Language Association of America, FILED. Service date 07/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/23/2026 04:30 PM]
July 23, 2026 Filing 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/23/2026 02:38 PM]
July 21, 2026 Filing 13 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2026 04:52 PM]
July 21, 2026 Filing 12 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2026 04:10 PM]
July 16, 2026 Filing 11 ATTORNEY, Derek Weiss, for Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Justin Fox, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant William English, ADDED. [Entered: 07/16/2026 06:44 AM]
July 13, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amy Gleason, United States DOGE Service, National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, FILED. [Entered: 07/13/2026 09:15 AM]
July 10, 2026 Filing 9 NOTE: See lead case, 26-1829, containing complete set of docket entries. [Entered: 07/10/2026 09:24 AM]
July 9, 2026 Filing 8 ATTORNEY, John Robinson, for Appellee American Council of Learned Societies, Appellee American Historical Association, Appellee Modern Language Association of America, ADDED. [Entered: 07/09/2026 07:47 AM]
July 8, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association of America, FILED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 08:16 PM]
July 8, 2026 Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Jamie Crooks, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:55 PM]
July 8, 2026 Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, OPENED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:45 PM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:41 PM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 05/08/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:38 PM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, dated 05/07/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:36 PM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, FILED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:32 PM]

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